Bobbie Burns Shiraz for Burns' Night on the 25th January 2020, for Campbells 150th Anniversary Year
by ABS Wine Agencies, 20th January 2020
Come along to the ABS tables (47- 51) at Australia Day and meet Troy Jones, co-owner/winemaker at Payten & Jones in Healesville in the Yarra Valley. See below for an insight into life at their Healesville winery and what motivates him and fellow winemaker Behn Payten.
by ABS Wine Agencies, 17th January 2020
Pinot noir from Germany and Alsace are a case in point. “I love Alsatian pinot noir,” Stein says, tucking into his wild boar stew. “It doesn’t have the cachet of burgundy, it is a wine you can really just quaff.” Couldn’t have put it better myself.
by ABS Wine Agencies, 16th January 2020
Being the birthday month of both Mike and myself, aside from the fact that we’re avid indulgents in balance, January has never been dry in the Awin households. Labelling months in aid of a cause has become rife - Movember, Decem-beard, Stop-tober, Veganuary, Prune (OK, I made that one up).
by ABS Wine Agencies, 13th January 2020
Hedonist Wines, based in McLaren Vale, South Australia will be releasing their latest organic and biodynamic range, under the Hedonist Ecology label at the forthcoming Australia Day Tastings.
Massively sweet and concentrated yet perfectly proportioned, with a seamless flow of walnut, raisin, spice, dark chocolate, burnt toffee, coffee beans and balsam, plus a freshness that defies description.
by ABS Wine Agencies, 30th December 2019
Will Turkey, Beef, Ham or Salmon take centre stage at Christmas this year? For Elliot there is no “or”; all will be gracing the table. The real question however is how are they cooked, prepared or cured and what will we be drinking. We probably have given the game away in the headline.
by ABS Wine Agencies, 19th December 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 18th December 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 16th December 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 13th December 2019
Dr. Loosen Winemaker Ernst Loosen gives a masterclass in GG (dry, grand cru) Rieslings from the cellars at the Dr. Loosen estate in Germany's famed Mosel valley. More info about these and other Dr. Loosen wines at drloosen.com.
If you've ever enjoyed a gorgeous glass of Riesling from Germany's Mosel Valley, you must watch this tour of the Dr. Loosen Estate's Erdener Treppchen vineyard with world-famous winemaker Ernst Loosen.
by ABS Wine Agencies, 11th December 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 9th December 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 6th December 2019
Nittardi have just released the new Casanuova di Nittardi Vigna Doghessa vintage 2017 ! After 37 years, the annually changing artist labels and wrapping papers that have graced Casanuova di Nittardi Chianti Classico represent a "who's who" of the art world. Painters, sculptors and poets – including some Nobel Prize winners – have honored the winery year after year, thus continuing a century old tradition that harks back to the former owner, Michelangelo. The array of works now found in this unique collection includes pieces by Hundertwasser, Yoko Ono, Ungerer, Dario Fo, Pierre Alechinsky and Günter Grass, among others. This year's label and wrapping paper come from an exceptionally multifaceted personality who has helped shape the history of his country: Mikis Theodorakis – composer, musician, politician, theoretician, philosopher, freedom fighter.
by ABS Wine Agencies, 5th December 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 25th November 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 21st November 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 12th November 2019
For the launch of this new abs.wine website, co-owner Elliot Awin has chosen his top picks for Autumn. After spending many family holidays in vineyards and wineries, it only dawned on me when I (officially) started working in the wine trade, the sheer volume of facts one could attribute to a bottle of wine. Not only are there a myriad of tales of how a winery/vineyard/family came to be selling a single vintage, but also the extensive journey of the varietal(s), region, country, and even continent’s vinous past. Our new website is designed to be a repository of information, analytical and anecdotal. A wine is so much more than the fermented juice of grapes, in nice bottles with pretty labels!
by ABS Wine Agencies, 11th November 2019
by ABS Wine Agencies, 8th November 2019